Merlin Entertainments

Entertainments Fright Nights Team Leader

Location (Country-County-City) UK-Surrey-Chertsey
Job ID
2025-9103
Employment Type
Full-Time
Offer/Contract Type
Fixed End Date/Seasonal
Location Name
Thorpe Park Resort

What you'll bring to the team

In this role you will support the Entertainments Department in supervising and driving the department standards and vision including day-to-day duty managing, operationally driving standards, and consistently motivating the Fright Nights Performers towards delivering compelling entertainment. Fright Nights Team Leaders will also be required to effectively manage a team within the Entertainments Department, ensuring their conduct and performance standards align with the department standards and that Health & Safety procedures are always followed.

 

Key Accountabilities

  • To take on the role of line manager to a designated cast of Fright Nights Performers, being accountable for the operational, health & safety, people management and guest experience standards of their direct reports & Entertainments offering.
  • To take on the daily running of a designated Fright Nights Attraction (Maze, Show or Roaming offering) and have a strong presence on the Park; being accountable for the daily operation spanning from attraction utilisation, guest obsession and the coaching of team members.
  • To assist with basic department/team related admin tasks.
  • To ensure compliance is upheld in line with Park standards: cross-checking & scanning paperwork.
  • To complete Performer timesheets and work closely with the Central Planning Team to ensure performer availability aligns with daily staffing levels.
  • To supervise and maintain high conduct and role performance standards within all Entertainments offerings whilst being a role model for the Park and departmental standards.
  • To ensure that health & safety standards are a primary focus, and that all team members are trained and assessed on their roles as per CoSWP and other procedural standards.
  • To manage team members’ conduct and job performance throughout the Fright Nights Event, providing coaching and development with a focus on recognising good performance, providing constructive feedback, and managing poor performance where necessary.
  • To take on the eye of the guests in terms of the Entertainments offering, ensuring that the consistency of performance, safety and operational running is optimal at all times.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Have strong communication and time management skills
  • Have experience in people managing/managing stakeholders
  • Have strong operational knowledge
  • Have duty manager/relevant experience
  • Have an awareness of theme park daily operation and the Entertainments industry.

Benefits

 

  • Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world! 

  • 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants 

  • 40% discount online off LEGO, and much more!  

  • Free bus from Staines station for all employees    

  • Fortnightly pay 

  • Free staff parking 

  • Ongoing training & development to have a longer-term career in Merlin  

  • Access to Perks at Work which 30,000+ national & local employee discounts 

 

If you have any questions or if you require any reasonable adjustments, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at recruitment@thorpe-park.co.uk and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible. 

 

 

 

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Pay Range

GBP £13.00/Hr.

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